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Supports participants in a variety of social, recreational, and therapeutic activities after-school until 6 p.m. Service delivery is coordinated with both public and private school schedules. After-school services are received at the CSS Resource Center, where consumers recreate in the facility's game room, soft-play room, and gymnasium, and participate in art, music, and dance therapies according to their preferences and needs

the School provides services to both residential and day students. It includes a full size gymnasium, library/media center, art center, an environmental studies classroom and greenhouse, and a wood shop. In addition, the facility has dining, recreation and health service areas. The beautiful rural location offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation and nature studies, and an outdoor classroom/group meeting area used in suitable weather. The main campus school program currently accommodates over 80 children a day. Fifty students are residents of our psychiatric Residential Treatment Center and 30 are day students (males and females, ages 12-18). The disabilities served are students with primary – emotional disturbance, behavior disorders and secondary – learning, developmental and post traumatic stress disorders.

A not-for-profit organization of nonpublic special education facilities approved by the Maryland State Department of Education. These facilities, throughout Maryland, promote quality services for children and youth with disabilities.

Available to deaf and hard of hearing Maryland children from birth to age 21. Serving children across a broad spectrum of intellectual and physical abilities, including those with mild to severe additional disabilities and is FREE to Maryland residents.

A private, statewide resource center providing outreach, school and residential programs to children and youth from infancy to age 21 who are blind or visually impaired including those with multiple disabilities.

Educational, residential and day services for children and adults with developmental disabilities, ages 5 through 60. School programs include: functional academics; speech therapy; psychological, psychiatric, social work, counseling and case management; assistive technology; physical and occupational therapy; vocational and transitional services; and intensive collaborative programs designed for students within the Autism Spectrum

Provides a supportive and individualized education to students with learning disabilities, autism, speech language impairments, and other disabilities like ADD/ADHD in grades one through twelve by assisting each child to attain academic and personal achievement and success commensurate with the child’s abilities.

A private, separate nonpublic school approved by the Maryland State Department of Education. The school has two programs at this school for students who have an emotional disturbance or autism. the program for children who have a primary disability of emotional disturbance is for children who are ages 6 to 14 and in grades one to eight. Second, the program for children who have a primary disability of autism are for ages 5 to 14 years.

Offers a variety of day school programs that are customized for students with disabilities and at-risk youth. There are multiple locations throughout Maryland. Click the link for all locations and programs.

A wide range of educational programs and services to support the inclusion of children with special needs. These programs and services are offered through our nationally recognized day schools in Baltimore, Washington DC, and our partnership programs in public schools across Maryland.

The Child Find program works to identify, locate and evaluate children and young people, from birth through 21 years of age, who may have disabilities and be in need of interventions, special education or related services.

Program emphasis is directed toward prevention of disease and promotion of health utilizing health services, health counseling, and health education. Many students are at risk for not succeeding in school because their chronic illness may interfere with their attending school. School nurses support their attending school and help reduce interruptions to their learning.

Advises and assists the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services in administering, promoting, planning, coordinating, and improving the delivery of special education and related services to assure that all children with disabilities, three through 21 years of age, and their families have access to appropriate education and related services. Held in different locations, click on the website to check times and locations.

Maryland’s Home and Community Based Services Waiver for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder allows eligible children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to receive specific waiver services and certain Medicaid services to support them in their homes and communities.

A private, non-profit organization, that provides hearing and speech services, offers an information resource center, operates a non-public school, and advocates for people of all ages with communication disorders/disabilities.

Provides support to people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals. At the national, state and local levels, LDA provides cutting edge information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources.

Provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning, and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities.

Helps children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD. The site features hundreds of helpful articles, multimedia, monthly columns by noted experts, first person essays, children’s writing and artwork, a comprehensive resource guide, very active forums, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products.

provider of community-based education services, supports and employment for people with disabilities in Maryland. The program provides supports for children, adults, and seniors with a wide range of abilities including severe physical and intellectual limitations, complex medical needs and autism.

Focuses on building and unifying families, helping children and families achieve healthy social and emotional relationships, and securing special education and behavioral health services that provide the means to achieve self-reliance.

A private, non-profit agency with a mission to understand and strengthen the emotional health of parent-child relationships within our community through early prevention, intervention, education, research and training.

UCP Delrey School provides comprehensive services to children with multiple disabilities, combining a rigorous academic curriculum with the latest therapeutic techniques and communication strategies to help students better engage in learning. Delrey serves children throughout central Maryland in a new, spacious, fully accessible, state-of-the-art facility.

Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children (CSAAC) is a private, non-profit agency which provides direct services to children and adults with autism across the lifespan. CSAAC’s mission is “to enable individuals with autism to reach their highest potential and contribute as confident individuals to their community.”

TutorFind is a service available to counselors, teachers, parents and students throughout the metropolitan area. For years, TutorFind has successfully matched thousands of students in need with private, professional tutors.

The mission of the Dyslexia Tutoring Program is to teach low-income children and adults with dyslexia or a language-based learning difference to read. This is accomplished through a professional screening assessment and tutoring by volunteers whom we have trained in the Orton-Gillingham method of reading, writing, and spelling.

Jemicy School educates talented and bright students, struggling with dyslexia or other related language-based learning differences, by addressing both their intellectual strengths and their learning needs. The school utilizes creative, multisensory, and research-based programs and techniques to develop reading, writing, spelling, and organization skills; promote a love of learning, and prepare students for the intellectual and social challenges of college and life.

The mission of New Heights Center for dyslexia learning is to create an opportunity for adults and/or children to develop multi-sensory abilities to self-direct, self-check, and self-correct their performance in executive function skills, reading, spelling, comprehension, and/or math. Through the intensive stimulation and strengthening of cognitive learning PATHWAYS, the client acquires life skills, which measurably enhance academic and work place performance. Learning success enhances self-esteem and actualizes the client's potential.

Trellis Services, Inc, headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, is a progressive and innovative agency that provides comprehensive services for children with autism and related communication disorders. Our professionals use the most progressive educational and behavioral methodologies, combined with a child- and family-centered approach, to maximize every child’s potential. Our defining goal is to teach children that learning is a fun, playful, and interactive experience.

a private, non-profit organization founded in 1950 in Rockville, MD that annually serves more than 2,200 children and adults with a wide range of special needs. Our mission is to improve the lives and expand possibilities for these individuals through offering a family of services within one organization.

The Children's Guild is a nonprofit, child-serving organization dedicated to serving children and adolescents with trauma disorders, who have been traumatized by life experiences or who have autism spectrum disorder and/or multiple disabilities in Maryland and Washington D.C. Founded in 1953, The Children's Guild has become one of the largest providers of special education, group living, treatment foster care and family mental health services in Maryland.

The Maryland State Department of Education, under the leadership of the State Superintendent of Schools and guidance from the Maryland State Board of Education, develops and implements standards and policy for education programs from pre-kindergarten through high school. MSDE also oversees technical education, rehabilitation services, and library programs throughout the state’s 24 local systems.

We make hundreds of creative, colorful educational and therapy materials that you and your children will love. (Believe it or not, we have as much fun making them as your kids will have learning with them!)

Our specialized clinic offers a variety of therapeutic interventions including; Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Reading Services, Music Therapy, and Psychological/Behavioral Services. We work closely with each family from start to finish. Our professional therapists conduct comprehensive evaluations, develop individualized treatment plans, and provide research based therapy sessions that are engaging and effective. Our unique multi-disciplinary team offers a collaborative approach that builds a strong foundation for success!

This site is designed to provide assistance to educators who are educating children with autism and since parents are a child's first teacher, this site is for you too! On this site you will find information about teaching children with autism and developmental disabilities, running a successful autism classroom, setting up spaces in the home and community for a child with autism, locate books and apps helpful in educating children with autism and find training options.

The Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association, Inc. (MSCDA)seeks to work collaboratively with patients, families, healthcare providers, federal and state agencies and other community based organizations to promote advocacy, education, research and excellent healthcare delivery.

National Children's Center, Inc. (NCC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides comprehensive and innovative services for infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities in the District of Columbia and Maryland. NCC's community-based services include Early Learning Centers, Schools, Adult Services and Residential programs.

Ivymount School and Programs provides school- and community-based services for children and young adults with special needs from throughout the Washington metropolitan area. The school program serves more than 200 students, ages 4 – 21, with speech and language impairments, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, health impairments, and autism spectrum disorders.

The Baltimore Jewish Abilities Alliance
assists families in finding the programs and services they need for their loved ones with different abilities, strengthening their connection and enabling them to more fully participate in their communities.

Our mission of is to serve children and adults with intellectual disabilities and to support their families. At St. Coletta we believe in the immeasurable value of the individual human spirit and the right of each individual to live as full and independent a life as possible.

Since 1955, Linwood has been providing life-changing services to individuals living with autism. Linwood School is co-ed with a capacity of 70 students. The school provides a Special Education and related services program for students with autism in a Nongraded (Ages 5 through 21) education program, and a General Education program for students in Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle School (Grades 1 through 8).Adult services include supported employment, day habilitation, and community-based residential programs.

he Wicomico Mentoring Project matches students with mentor volunteers from local businesses, agencies, civic and faith groups. One hour per week for the school year, mentors bond one-on-one with their students, teaming together with parents to improve academics, attendance and behaviors.

TransCen, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving educational and employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Our work is driven by the belief that there is a job for everyone who wants one, regardless of the nature of their disability, or other barriers to employment, their need for workplace support and accommodation, or economic circumstance.

The Special Needs Access Project, or “SNAP”, is an independent agency founded in 2012 specializing in one-to-one recreational services, classroom facilitators (“shadows”), and at-home tutors for children with special needs.

We are a family-center home-base company that specializes in general and special education services. Just Kids Education Services, LLC offer a variety of educational needs that incorporates the child and family needs.

Creating greater awareness of learning disabilities and ADHD among parents, professionals and the general public. Improving education, employment and social opportunities for persons with learning disabilities. Educating parents and young adults for their role as advocate/self-advocate. Connecting parents and young adults with learning disabilities to community resources.

The charitable objects and purposes of this Trust are the provision of financial aid including scholarships
to citizens of the United States possessions, who suffer deafness or hearing impairment; who will benefit
from medical, mechanical, specialized treatment or specialized education and who are unable to provide
the funds therefore themselves.

Our mission is to promote and provide equal access to communication and learning through described and captioned educational media.The ultimate goal of the DCMP is for accessible media to be an integral tool in the teaching and learning process for all stakeholders in the educational community, including students, educators and other school personnel, parents, service providers, businesses, and agencies.

Accessible College provides guidance to students and families to make the most of a student's college experience. We will help navigate through the process of identifying and applying to colleges and interacting with Student Services to advocate for a student's needs. We also assist students in developing enduring self-advocacy and life skills that serve them well beyond higher education.

Little Leaves is an organization dedicated to helping people with social, communication, and behavioral challenges grow and succeed so that they can participate as fully as possible in their families and communities. Using evidenced-based practices based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), our professionals partner with each family to develop and implement an individualized therapeutic plan. We currently work with children in their homes, daycares, and schools throughout the metro Washington DC area (Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC).

CollegeWebLD is a comprehensive online resource for information about the disability support services at over 400 U.S. colleges and universities. It includes a roadmap for users to follow in the college planning process for students who learn differently.

We offer a comprehensive consulting service for families living with Autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, and various other disabilities. Our goal is to help families find the tools and resources they need to have a happy home and look forward to their future.

We are child advocates and a resource for parents in central Maryland. You need a partner with experience who knows how the public school system works. Educational consultants on staff are here to help you through the process. We can even provide classroom observations, so you are certain that your child gets the services that he or she is entitled to receive.

The mission of Academic Disability Resources is to afford individuals with documented disabilities equal access to educational offerings by providing academic support, accommodations, advising, programming, and resource referrals to students and the college community with the goal of enhancing personal and academic development in a supportive environment that promotes awareness, sensitivity, and understanding of students with disabilities.

Every child has the right to realize his or her unique potential. We focus on students who face the increased obstacles presented by their learning challenges or disabilities, and are in need of special education or other educational support services.

Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes is a research validated remediation company that helps children and adults with reading and comprehension weaknesses. Our intensive one on one sensory cognitive instruction has proven to be successful with children with ASD as well as children and adults with dyslexia and other reading impairments. Our company has over 60 learning centers world wide and is accredited by Advanced Ed.

Project Access is a college preparatory program designed to assist high school students with disabilities in making a successful transition into post-secondary education. We strive to increase the success rate and freshmen retention rate at any post-secondary institute of their choice by providing instruction in relevant academic areas, career development, and self-advocacy.

We offer services by highly trained staff to individuals, families and professionals. Our services include recreational, educational, and therapeutic programs, as well as, trainings and consultation across a variety of topics in the field of special education.